WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) chapters of Virginia, Maryland and National Capital Region announce the members of their 2020 Market Leadership Advisory Boards (MLAB). These groups of green building professionals volunteer time to work with the USGBC community to develop and implement programming that supports USGBC’s local, regional and global goals.

These MLAB members were selected to represent diverse perspectives and sectors to grow and deepen USGBC’s relationships throughout Virginia, Maryland and Washington D.C.

Members of the 2020 Market Leadership Advisory Board for Virginia include:

• Denise McFadden, Marketing Director, 2rw (Chair)
• Kim Hardy Lombard, Architect, AECOM (Secretary)
• Andrew McKinley, Principal/Architect, VIA Design Architects
• Anna Henry, Sustainability Consultant
• Bo Fairlamb, Architect, Quinn Evans
• Coles Jennings, Building Sciences Manager, Mason & Hanger
• Dainan Gibson, Business Development Coordinator, ECS Engineering
• Doug Livingston, Energy and Sustainability Engineer, University of Virginia
• Lindsay Lijana, Project Engineer, W.M. Jordan
• Mark Laity-Snyder, Engineer, EEI
• Sydney Covey, Sustainability Program Analyst, Hourigan Construction

Members of the 2020 Market Leadership Advisory Board for Maryland include:

• Benjamin Roush, Engineer/Energy Modeler, FSi consulting engineers
• Jean Farnsworth, Leasing and Market Research, Merritt Properties, LLC
• Katie Fink, Business Development Manager, The Lorax Partnerships
• Kelsey Hallowell, Professional Trash Talker, Reduction in Motion
• Kyle Ritchie, Sustainable Design Coordinator, Ayers Saint Gross
• Ronni McTier, ICF International
• Sara Berman, Sustainability Developer, IKEA

Members of the 2020 Market Leadership Advisory Board for the National Capital Region include:

• Avneet Gujral, LEED Fellow, Project Director, Sustainable Design Consulting (Co-Chair)
• Mark Bryan, Director, USGBC National Capital Region (Co-Chair)
• Martin Sharpless, Capital Projects Director - Research and Development, Astra Zeneca Pharmaceuticals LP (Vice-Chair)
• Christopher Davis, Senior Consultant, Sustainable Design Consulting
• Elizabeth Resenic, Sustainability Strategist, Gensler
• Erin Ezell, Senior Sustainable Design Specialist, HOK
• Evan Auld, Environment & Sustainability - Account & Business Development Executive, UL
• Giuliana Kunkel, Account Manager, DC Sustainable Energy Utility
• John Landry, Senior Vice President, Construction, Washington, D.C. Region, Brookfield Properties
• Jonathan Bauer, Sustainability Manager, The Tower Companies
• Kristian Hoffland, Green & Energy Plans Reviewer, DC Department of Consumer & Regulatory Affairs
• Lindsey Shaw, Manager of Energy and Sustainability Programs, Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection
• Michael Powell, Vice President/Senior Manager, Construction Project Management, TD Bank
• Neha Vyas, Sustainability Project Manager, GreenShape LLC
• Susan Dawson, Marketing and Communications Manager, GHT Limited